"profit center" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: profit centers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} profit center (plural profit centers)
  1. (accounting, management) A unit or department of a company which is expected to make an identifiable contribution to the organization's profits. Tags: US Categories (topical): Accounting, Management Synonyms: profit centre [UK] Translations (Translations): tulosyksikkö (Finnish), centre de profits [masculine] (French), centrum zysku [neuter] (Polish)

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